Algade
Historie
Algades forløb følger åens forløb, og er uændret siden middelalderen.
De huse der ses i gaden stammer primært fra 1700 og 1800 tallet. De er karakteriserede ved at lægge langs gaden, helt ude ved fortovskanten og ofte sammenbyggede. Bag dem findes de særprægede lange smalle haver, der går helt ned til åen og er et levn fra middelalderen.
Når man bevæger sig fra Strandgade op ad Algade, vokser husene i størrelse. I Strandgade de mindste, her boede fiskerne, herefter håndværkerne og i gadens vestre ende, nu Algade, boede de rige købmænd og embedsmænd i store gårde eller huse.
I Strandgade var anvendt fyrretræ til bindingsværket og lerklinede mure, hvor husene i Algade var med egetræ og teglsten. På taget var der strå, men senere dikterede brandvedtægten at husene skulle have tegltag.
Nogle bindingsværks huse er omsat til grundmurede huse, hvor det ofte kun var facaden der blev omsat i grundmur, mens det fortsat var bindingsværk bagtil. Det gjaldt om om at spare og holde en flot facade. Dette ses i flere bygninger i dag, blandt andet Algade 3.
History
Algade follows the course of the river and has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages.
The houses in the street mainly date from the 1700s and 1800s. They are characterised by being laid out along the street, right at the edge of the pavement and often built together. Behind them are the distinctive long narrow gardens that go right down to the stream and are a relic of the Middle Ages.
As you move from Strandgade up Algade, the houses grow in size. In Strandgade the smallest, here lived the fishermen, then the craftsmen and at the west end of the street, now Algade, lived the rich merchants and officials in large farms or houses.
In Strandgade, pine was used for the timberwork and clay brick walls, whereas the houses in Algade were oak and brick. The roofs were thatched, but later the fire regulations dictated that the houses had to have tiled roofs.
Some timber-framed houses were converted to foundation brick, often with only the facade converted to foundation brick, while the rear remained timber-framed. It was a matter of saving money and keeping a nice facade. This can be seen in several buildings today, including 3 Algade.